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Exclusive: Charlie Angus Responds to Trump's Military Threats Against Canada
I caught up with the former Canadian Member of Parliament and current leader of Meidas Canada to discuss the latest news
By Ben Meiselas
Donald Trump has never been known for diplomacy, but his latest outburst targeting Canada crossed a line that even many of his own military audience seemed uncomfortable with. Speaking at Quantico, Virginia, in front of hundreds of U.S. generals and admirals, Trump again mocked our closest ally, referring to Canada as the “51st state” and suggesting they “just join our country.” The remark, met with stunned silence by top U.S. military brass rather than applause, laid bare the former president’s ignorance, arrogance, and desperation.
Earlier this week, I caught up with Charlie Angus, former Canadian Member of Parliament and current leader of Meidas Canada, a new movement under the MeidasTouch banner that’s quickly becoming the voice of democratic resistance north of the border. To those who have been asking where you can go to subscribe to Meidas Canada, simply click here! It has been such a joy to watch Charlie bring the Meidas ethos to his country, and I hope you have a moment to watch some of his latest reports.
When Charlie and I spoke, as always, he didn’t mince words.
“This is the absolute freaking collapse of the American century,” Angus told me, reacting to Trump’s remarks. “You’ve got jets being scrambled in Alaska, threats in Europe, and Trump’s talking to his generals about being fat and going after ‘woke.’”
Charlie’s frustration was palpable, and, well, justified. For decades, the American and Canadian militaries have operated side-by-side through NORAD, NATO, and global peacekeeping missions. They know each other, trust each other, and share intelligence seamlessly. Yet Trump, in front of that same network of senior military officers, chose to insult one of America’s closest allies for cheap applause that never came. “You could see the looks on the generals’ faces,” Angus said. “They weren’t buying it.”
Trump’s ignorance extended beyond diplomacy into economics. He bragged that the U.S. had attracted “$17 trillion” in investments from Canada and other countries, a figure so absurd it collapses under its own weight. As I noted on-air, if that were true, America wouldn’t be in a government shutdown with a $2 trillion deficit.
Angus painted a broader picture of how Trump’s chaotic economic nationalism is actually hurting Americans while strengthening Canada. “Canadian farmers are having a record year,” he said. “Trump chased migrant workers out of American fields, started trade wars that tanked export markets, and alienated global buyers. Meanwhile, Canada’s quietly stepped in. We’re now selling corn to Ireland and the UK—markets that used to belong to the U.S.”
It’s not just Trump’s words that are fueling this rift. It’s his appointments, too. Angus singled out Pete Hoekstra, Trump’s handpicked U.S. ambassador to Canada, who has spent months antagonizing his host country instead of strengthening ties. “People are asking, was he sent to Canada to build relationships or to pick fights?” Angus said. “Because if it’s the latter, we’re ready to fight back.”
Hoekstra, a far-right propagandist with a history of spreading lies about Muslims while serving as ambassador to the Netherlands, has continued that pattern in Canada. When he sent a condescending letter to Angus recently attempting to paper over the growing backlash, Angus made it public. And the response was explosive. Millions of Canadians viewed Meidas Canada’s video calling out Hoekstra’s gaslighting, with countless citizens demanding he be removed from his post.
In his closing message to Trump, Angus didn’t mince words: “You sound desperate. You sound like the grift is running out. We’re not begging to join you, Donald—we’re watching the collapse of the American century that you brought on.”
He ended on a note that resonated deeply with our entire team: “We’re going to get through this by doing things the right way. You can do your worst, but we will do our best.”
That’s the spirit that defines Meidas Canada and it’s why our partnership has taken off with millions of views and over 172,000 new subscribers. Canadians, like so many around the world, are watching Trump’s unraveling with alarm but also with determination. And they understand that the fight to preserve and protect democracy is global.
If the Trump regime thought it could bully Canada into submission, it just learned a hard lesson that democracy doesn’t stop at the border.
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Cheeto’s Economic Collapse: It’s Only A Matter Of Time
The stage is set Economists and market observers have been warning Now it’s not if but when the currency collapse under Cheeto and his Nazi allies will occur Of course the Nazis will blame it on the Fed but it won’t matter who they blame because no one will care since the collapse will be market devastation
In his Substack channel Alasdair Macleod(https://substack.com/@macleodfinance) outlines the inevitability showing how the price rise in gold is related to the loss of the purchasing power of the dollar It’s clear that Cheeto is a spendthrift and the country’s debt will continue as it did in his first term(he owned an astounding 25% of the deficit after his first term) and will bankrupt the country in his second term, leaving Americans with out of control inflation and an equity and bond market that will be demolished But this time the loss of confidence of foreign investors in supporting US debt will force bond yields to go over 5% which will be the final unraveling of the economy
The silver lining is that the American electorate will say “We’ve had enough” and vote the Nazi charlatans out of office The message for your own financial security is to protect yourself by buying gold and silver which by our Constitution is legal money(Article 1 Section 8)
Trump is just so embarrassing, and Hoekstra is as well. Why would he want to pick a stupid fight with Canada? Until Trump balled up everything, our relations with the Canadians was fine. They have been one of our best allies and trading partners as well. If Trump picks a fight with Canada, he may not get the visit he wants from King Charles III, who is also King of Canada. Trump looks less to me as a wannabe king than as a wannabe dictator of life, with the hereditary succession vested in his two dimwitted sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. The whole situation would look like that of North Korea with the Kim family, which has created the world’s first Communist monarchy. Donald wants to create the first hereditary fascist dictatorship.
Wow 17trillion $$$$!! So where it? RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!! CONGRESS DO YOUR JOB!!
We’ve made our America exit plan.
We’re closing on the purchase of a house in Canada next week. We look forward to living in a nation that continues to respect democracy.
Thank you Canada!
Bitch ass Trump that military is going to turn against you and I'll be glad to see you go to prison fucking devil bitch😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
Everybody coming to the
US? You mean like Hyundai who have walked away from a 400 million dollar plant? Donnie is so fucking stupid. We won't be joining your scammy "Golden Dome" and we won't be spending 18 billion on F35s.
Trump is just so embarrassing, and Hoekstra is as well. Why would he want to pick a stupid fight with Canada? Until Trump balled up everything, our relations with the Canadians was fine. They have been one of our best allies and trading partners as well. If Trump picks a fight with Canada, he may not get the visit he wants from King Charles III, who is also King of Canada. Trump looks less to me as a wannabe king than as a wannabe dictator of life, with the hereditary succession vested in his two dimwitted sons, Donald Jr. and Eric. The whole situation would look like that of North Korea with the Kim family, which has created the world’s first Communist monarchy. Donald wants to create the first hereditary fascist dictatorship.
Elbows up, Canada. Elbows up, World!
Somebody needs to tranquilize drumpf and commit him to insane asylum now!
Nobody listens to me about the 1960s. Almost everything Trump proposes has been promoted in the 60s. For example, the Republicans I knew then wanted to take over Mexico and Canada.
Biden got the United States out of the Afghanistan Conflict. Trump just thrives on conflict.
Thank you CHARLIE ANGUS & MEIDAS CANADA FOR SPEAKING OUT TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY!
Thank you ALL for uniting the WORLD to oppose the ORANGE TURD & his MAGA MAGGOTS!
CANADA provides UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE which MAGA MAGGOTS oppose! They'd rather sacrifice American LIVES for TAX CUTS for the WEALTHY!
THE US DEBT CLOCK INDICATES OUR NATIONAL DEBT IS IN EXCESS OF $37 TRILLION & THE BIG BEAUTIFUL DISASTER IS ADDING TO THAT (TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY & ELIMINATION OF IRS AGENTS TO INVESTIGATE WEALTHY TAX CHEATS THAT PAID FOR ITSELF)
YOUR GRANDCHILDREN WON'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO PAY FOR TRUMP'S ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION!
https://www.usdebtclock.org/
DON'T FORGET THAT JEFFREY EPSTEIN & GHISLAINE MAXWELL operated an INTERNATIONAL CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING OPERATION that recruited CHILDREN on the promise of MODELING CAREERS then confiscated their PASSPORTS so there was no ESCAPE.
A NEW MEXICO lawmaker submitted legislation to investigate what transpired at ZORRO RANCH where a VICTIM indicated she was raped. What else don't we know?
KASH PATEL has lied too much about concealed records. The ORANGE TURD has COVERED-UP too much! PUTIN has EPSTEIN'S VIDEOS!
TOGETHER WE CAN DO THIS! LET'S RESTORE AMERICA & DEMOCRACY!
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